Knox, at a café in
Seattle, had spoken to a reporter from the London newspaper, The Guardian, of
her fears before the verdict was announced. "The Italian
government would approach the American government and say, 'extradite her,' and I
don't know what would happen," she said.

Could Knox be sent back to
Italy? Julian Ku, a Hofstra law professor, says the U.S. isn't necessarily a
safe haven for Amanda. "This
is a case where extradition would be appropriate because she's already been convicted," Ku said.

Any decision on whether to extradite the 26-year-old from the U.S. is likely months away, at least. Experts have said it's unlikely that Italy's justice ministry would request Knox's extradition before the verdict is finalized by the country's high court. If the conviction is upheld, a lengthy extradition process would likely ensue, with the U.S. State Department ultimately deciding whether to turn Knox back over to Italian authorities to finish serving her sentence.

In November, 2007, Kercher's
body was discovered inside a house she shared with Knox and a group of other
students. She had been stabbed to death. Knox and her boyfriend, Sollecito,
were famously photographed kissing outside the murder scene. They were arrested
days later after Knox confessed to police interrogators during grueling
questioning -- a confession she later recanted.

Authorities also arrested
Rudy Guede. His DNA and bloody fingerprint were found in the room
where Kercher died. Guede was convicted in 2008.

In 2009, Knox and
Sollecito were convicted, and then acquitted in a second trial in 2011, and
just Thursday, found guilty again.

Peter Van Sant of "48
Hours" -- who has followed the case since the beginning -- said on "CTM": "In
this seemingly never ending game of legal ping pong, Knox will appeal to
Italy's Supreme Court. We have also been told the family may appeal to the
European Court of Human Rights, which has the power to overturn this verdict."